Course requirements: two shorter papers (3-5 pages); one longer paper (5-7 pages); a revision of one paper (either short or long); a midterm exam; and a final exam.
| M 1/2 | Milgram, Obedience to Authority |
| W 1/4 | Milgram, Obedience to Authority |
| F 1/6 | Milgram — lecture by Matthew Ansfield |
| M 1/9 | Milgram, Obedience to Authority |
| W 1/11 | Instructor's Choice |
| F 1/13 | Battle of Algiers |
| M 1/16 | MLK |
| W 1/18 | Battle of Algiers—lecture by Martyn Smith |
| F 1/20 | Battle of Algiers |
| M 1/23 | Battle of Algiers |
| W 1/25 | Instructor's Choice |
| F 1/27 | MIDTERM EXAM |
| M 1/30 | Gould, Bully for Brontosaurus |
| W 2/1 | Gould — lecture by Bart DeStasio |
| Th 2/2 | Frans deWaal convocation lecture |
| F 2/3 | Gould, Bully for Brontosaurus |
| M 2/6 | Gould, Bully for Brontosaurus |
| W 2/8 | Gould, Bully for Brontosaurus |
| F 2/10 | READING PERIOD |
| M 2/13 | Borges, Collected Fictions |
| W 2/15 | Borges — lecture by Madera Allan |
| F 2/17 | Borges, Collected Fictions |
| M 2/20 | Borges, Collected Fictions |
| W 2/22 | Borges, Collected Fictions |
| F 2/24 | Borges, Collected Fictions |
| M 2/27 | Instructor's Choice |
| W 2/29 | Stravinsky, Rite of Spring |
| F 3/2 | Stravinsky — lecture by Julie McQuinn |
| M 3/5 | Stravinsky, Rite of Spring |
| W 3/7 | Stravinsky, Rite of Spring |
| F 3/9 | Instructor's Choice |
| Sa-Su 3/10-11 | READING PERIOD |
| M-W 3/12-14 | EXAMS |
